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noun • something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows • music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera verb • serve as a prelude or opening to • play as a prelude | ||||||||
| 42% | 6 | Here’s a surprise about the French overture from Ravel? It’s not an overture | ||||||
noun • music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance • a short jacket; worn mostly by women • a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets | ||||||||
| 41% | 9 | Overture to an opera | ||||||
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Opera Overture Crossword Clue
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PRELUDE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PRELUDE
Updated: October 10, 2023
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Similar Clues
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1 | French horn's theme in Berlioz's overture
The Guardian Cryptic -
24 Sep 2003 | The Guardian Cryptic / 24 Sep 2003 |
2 | Grp. with the debut single "10538 Overture"
New York Times -
21 Feb 2009 | New York Times / 21 Feb 2009 |
3 | Here’s a surprise about the French overture from Ravel? It’s not an overture
The Guardian Cryptic -
13 Dec 2022 | The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Dec 2022 |
4 | Inspired the famous Russian composer Tchaikovsky to write the Overture of 1812 | |
5 | Kind of foreword, informally: jazzy overture
The Guardian Speedy -
01 Jul 2018 | The Guardian Speedy / 01 Jul 2018 |
6 | Overture to an opera | |
7 | Verdi opera, say, before and after orchestral overture
The Guardian Cryptic -
22 Jun 2001 | The Guardian Cryptic / 22 Jun 2001 |
